傑出|けっしゅつkesshutsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbeing outstanding; excelling; being foremost
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 傑出する（けっしゅつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 傑出します（けっしゅつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 傑出しない（けっしゅつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 傑出しません（けっしゅつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 傑出せず・傑出せぬ（けっしゅつせず・けっしゅつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 傑出した（けっしゅつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 傑出しました（けっしゅつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 傑出しなかった（けっしゅつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 傑出しませんでした（けっしゅつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 傑出して（けっしゅつして） |
| Potential | 傑出できる（けっしゅつできる） |
| Passive | 傑出される（けっしゅつされる） |
| Causative | 傑出させる（けっしゅつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 傑出させられる（けっしゅつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 傑出すれば（けっしゅつすれば） |
| tara | 傑出したら（けっしゅつしたら） |
| Volitional | 傑出しよう（けっしゅつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 傑出しましょう（けっしゅつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 傑出しろ（けっしゅつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym飛び抜けるとびぬけるNeutralNeutral. Exceptionally outstanding, as in 「飛び抜けた成績」; works in both speech and writing.
- Synonym際立つきわだつNeutralNeutral. Strikingly conspicuous, as in 「際立った美しさ」; the emphasis is on being noticeable.
- Synonym超越ちょうえつWrittenWritten/formal. To transcend ordinary levels or bounds, as in 「時代を超越」.
- Synonym勝るまさるNeutralNeutral. To surpass or have the edge, as in 「実力で勝る」; the emphasis is on comparison.
- Synonym超絶ちょうぜつNeutralNeutral. Far beyond the norm, as in 「超絶技巧」; colloquially also a degree adverb, as in 「超絶かわいい」.
- Synonym抜きん出るぬきんでるWrittenWritten/formal. To stand far above the crowd, as in 「抜きん出た才能」. Near 「傑出」 in sense but a verb.
- Synonym図抜けるずぬけるWrittenWritten/formal. Far beyond ordinary people, but rare; 「ずば抜ける」 is the usual word.
- Synonymずば抜けるずばぬけるCasualColloquial-leaning. Outstanding, exceptional, as in 「ずば抜けた記憶力」. Synonymous with 「傑出」 and the natural choice in speech.
- Related優れるすぐれるNeutralNeutral. Excellent or superior; the most versatile of the group. 「傑出」 is stronger, stressing being far above the crowd.
- Related秀でるひいでるWrittenWritten/formal. To excel at or be outstanding in something, as in 「一芸に秀でる」.
- Related並外れるなみはずれるNeutralNeutral. Beyond the ordinary run of people, for better or worse, as in 「並外れた体力」.
- Related卓抜たくばつWrittenWritten/formal. Preeminent, far above the rest, as in 「卓抜な発想」.
- Related凌駕りょうがWrittenWritten/formal. To surpass or override a rival; the focus is on coming out ahead in a comparison.
- Related特出とくしゅつWrittenWritten/formal. Especially prominent, but rare; 「傑出」 is the usual word.
- Related抜き出るぬきでるNeutralNeutral. To surpass others or tower above the surroundings, but rare; 「抜きん出る」 is the usual form.
- Antonym凡庸ぼんようWrittenWritten/formal. Mediocre and unremarkable, as in 「凡庸な作品」; the direct opposite of the excellence 「傑出」 describes.
- Antonym平凡へいぼんNeutralNeutral. Ordinary and unremarkable, as in 「平凡な人生」; the opposite of the standing out that 「傑出」 describes.
For general excellence, 「優れる」 is the most versatile choice; in speech, 「ずば抜ける」 is the natural way to say someone is outstanding, as in 「ずば抜けた記憶力」. In written or formal prose, 「傑出」 itself fits when stressing that someone stands far above the crowd, as in 「傑出した人物」. For the opposite, mediocrity, use 「凡庸」.
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